Citrus Heights Sentinel

Suspect identified in shooting death of 22-year-old Citrus Heights woman
By Mike Hazlip– Police on Wednesday announced a suspect in the death of a 22-year-old Citrus Heights woman who was shot while working the night shift at a Sacramento gas station last month.

What’s coming to the former Dimple Records store in Citrus Heights?
By Mike Hazlip— A building in Citrus Heights once occupied by Dimple Records is set to reopen as a plasma donation center, after several years sitting vacant since the record store closed in 2019.

Another business closed its doors at Sunrise Mall
By Mike Hazlip- Sunglasses Hut has pulled the shades at their Sunrise Mall location after a decline in foot traffic, though opting to still maintain a presence with a “store-in-store” concept location inside Macy’s.

$250k playground expansion planned for C-Bar-C park
By Sara Beth Williams– Construction and expansion of a new playground is being planned for C-Bar-C Park on Oak Avenue in Citrus Heights.

Heights Church, residents work together to improve Mariposa Elementary
By Sara Beth Williams– A Citrus Heights neighborhood association and a local church have partnered together to help bring a new community resource room to Mariposa Elementary.

ARCO, car wash interested in pair of vacant Citrus Heights restaurants
By Mike Hazlip— The vacant China Buffet building and former Marie Callender’s restaurant on Sunrise Boulevard are both being eyed for future use by ARCO as well as a car wash, but such auto-centered uses in that area…

Citrus Heights opens two cooling centers thru Sept. 7, amid heat wave
Sentinel staff report– Amid projections of triple-digit heat in the region, the City of Citrus Heights said Tuesday that a pair of cooling centers will temporarily open from Aug. 31 through Sept. 7, 2022.

Sunrise Mall hosting traveling circus from Sept. 1-12
Sentinel staff report– The Las Vegas-based Circus Caballero will be set up outside Sunrise Mall from Sept. 1-12, with daily showtimes except on Tuesdays.

September: Here’s 10 events happening in Citrus Heights
By Sara Beth Williams– Events are finally making a full comeback in Citrus Heights this month, with September including a traveling circus at the mall, the showing of a new play at Theatre in the Heights, Sunday Funday…

Groundbreaking ceremony held for Mesa Verde High School’s new stadium
By Sara Beth Williams– Hundreds of Mesa Verde High School students, alumni and staff gathered together on Aug. 30 along with several City Council members and school district board members for the ground breaking ceremony on Mesa Verde’s…




